Boathouse on East Side of Lake is a Grade II listed building in the North Yorkshire local planning authority area, England. First listed on 12 December 1985. Boathouse.
Boathouse on East Side of Lake
- WRENN ID
- blind-zinc-wagtail
- Grade
- II
- Local Planning Authority
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Wetherby and Easingwold MP: Sir Alec Shelbrooke (Con)
- Country
- England
- Date first listed
- 12 December 1985
- Type
- Boathouse
- Address
- Boathouse on East Side of Lake, Plompton
- OS grid reference
- SE 355 537
- Coordinates
- 53.97846, -1.45911
- Source
- Historic England listing
Description
The boathouse, built around 1760 for Daniel Lascelles, is located on the east side of a lake at Plompton Rocks. It is constructed from coursed gritstone blocks, some of which are nearly megalithic, and is integrated with natural rock outcrops. The structure is rectangular, measuring approximately 2.5 metres wide and 7 metres long. The entrance on the north side features a narrow opening with a large lintel, along with rebates and hooks for a hung door on the inside. The walls consist of very large boulders and are set between natural rock formations. The opening facing the water has a shallow arch with rock-faced rustication at the keystone and voussoirs. Inside, the side walls are formed by the cut-back faces of the rock outcrops, and the roof is a barrel vault made of dressed gritstone blocks. Plompton Rocks is recognized for its natural rock formations, and this boathouse is one of several rock-cut features that were created during the development of the area as a pleasure ground for Daniel Lascelles while he was constructing Plompton Hall.
Local climate
Boathouse on East Side of Lake receives an average of 810 mm of rain a year. This makes it wetter than 50% of listed buildings in the UK. Its exposure to wind-driven rain is lower than that of 73% of listed buildings.
It experiences an average of 43 freeze-thaw cycles a year, more than 81% of listed buildings. Of these, 22 follow at least 1 mm of rain in the preceding 48 hours. Average temperatures at this location have risen by 0.3°C per decade since 1991.
Averages for 1991–2020; temperature trend 1991–2025. Figures describe the wider area (a grid cell of roughly 10 km), not the individual site. Contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information 2026.
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